Hi, prior to the LotW system problem, maybe you noticed the RBN didn't show anymore LotW users on the skimmers' spots ? If you are, as me, LotW user and "LotW chaser" for your missing slots for X or Y DXCC, this is a very interesting feature ! So today...
Hi all, time flies and not a lot of things to log right now... Today I worked RI0F from IOTA AS-062 South Kuril Islands on 15M CW... Two calls in the split and it was OK for my 448th worked IOTA ;) Chris F8DZY
Hi all, Finally a new one this season on 6M !!! :D D44TS Cape Verde coming here not too strong (445) but as no pile-up, one call was enough to work my 83rd DXCC on the Magic Band ! Who's next ? Chris F8DZY.
Hi, another new one on the Magic band today thanks to 5B/RN3QO !! ;) This is my 84th DXCC on 6M... Chris F8DZY.
I saw the spot from F8AKC on the DX Cluster announcing Z29KM on 28012.4... Beamed into the good direction and on this frequency : NOTHING ! Only some "?" "?" from EU. Now on this band, I stay for a while... A little scan, still nothing. So, I stand-by......
Hi all, Recently the Overblog platform completely changed : impossible to add more than 1 image, no more possibility to update the "right columns" where I put my stats, etc... 6 years on Overblog with +68500 visitors, including more or less forced publicity...
Hi all, the results of this contest are now online here . This contest was the very first article of this blog and I finished 33rd on 330 in category B (mono-op, all bands, low power) and 50th on general with a final score of 432157 points!! This is my...
Thanks Svein LA9JKA for QSL... Confirming 10/15M SSB QSOs !
Finally !!! My 3rd QSL received yesterday is a long time expected one (Feb. 2007 ) : YW0DX !! New one !!! This is DXCC confirmed # 238 ! (just need 100 more ...) and this is IOTA confirmed # 214 ! Good. Chris F8DZY.
Hi, the C21HA expedition to Nauru is now over, thanks a lot to dual team for giving me an ALL TIME NEW ONE ! I managed to log them 4 times, the 20M CW QSO had to be done x3 (!), F8NZY, F8..., etc... in order to be OK in their online log ! Have a safe...
Hi all, today I received 2 QSLs in the mail box : - TO5X confirming our 15M CW QSO (new band mode ! ) - VK3EGN confirming our 40M CW QSO (new band ! ) : and it is my confirmed DXCC # 100 on 40M !!! (100 confirmed / 120 worked on 40M) Chris F8DZY.
Hi all, this is my confirmed DXCC # 239 !!! Finally ! I had to send 2 or 3 directs + bureau way, since my first QSO in 2004 but this time is OK and 2 QSOs on 40M SSB (2007) & 17M SSB (2004) are now confirmed... Chris F8DZY.
Today I worked my IOTA # 267 with ZZ6Z from Abrolhos Island on 15M SSB, nice 5/7 on my little vertical, listening 10 up and got them at my 1st call... Thanks guys ! Chris F8DZY.
Hi, today I worked my IOTA # 268 with 9M6DXX/P from Sabah's Coastal Islands group IOTA OC-133, on 20M SSB (yes : SSB ! With my poor vertical through nice pile-up... ). A nice DX at 11530 kms from France ! (Already confirmed here on 20M) Chris F8DZY.
A new IOTA in the box !! Many thanks to M0URX for a fast reply and confirming me 9M6DXX/P from IOTA OC-133 (Sabbah's Coastal Islands Group) Labuan Island. This is my confirmed IOTA # 220 ! Chris F8DZY.
Hi all, thanks to Phil FO8RZ who uploaded his log on Logbook of the World, my LOTW status is now near the 200 DXCC... Chris F8DZY.
Hi all, Today I received HZ1TT QSL, confirming our 3 QSOs on 12M, 17M & 40M SSB (3 new slots confirmed) Saudi Arabia is now only needed on 30M & 80M for all bands... Chris F8DZY
Hi, thanks to YS3CW from El Salvador who uploaded his log on LotW, my LotW confirmed DXCC number is now at 228 ! Growing up, growing up... Chris F8DZY
Hi all, as promised, passed a couple of months after the end of the activity, TK/F8DZY QSOs (2011) are now uploaded on Logbook of the World. If a QSO is missing, feel free to mail me with full details, I'll check the log. Also, Bureau QSL request is available...
Hi all, today in the mail I received VK9NN QSL, confirming our 30M CW QSO, it is an ALL TIME NEW ONE confirmed, Norfolk Island is my DXCC # 266 and my confirmed IOTA # 290 ! Nice QSL... Thanks PA3LEO QSL Manager. Chris F8DZY
Hi, another great operation in Africa, thanks to 3XY1D crew, QRV from Guinea, the 12 following QSOs were done here in 2 days ! Good luck to all... Chris F8DZY
Hi all, most of checked QSLs have now been updated to LotW thanks to Gérard F2VX checking. I received all the awards (just need 4 more DXCCs for 80M actually...) and my LotW score now reaches 268 valid confirmed DXCCs... Chris F8DZY
Second ALL TIME NEW ONE of the morning : T88ZT Palau IOTA OC-009 !! What a nice morning : this is my worked DXCC #287 and my worked IOTA # 364... Update 14/02/2012 : 2nd QSO on 20M CW !! TNX Chris F8DZY
Hi, today in the mailbox I received SV5BYR QSL, confirming our 2 QSOs on 12M SSB + CW (new confirmed band ! ) and SV5BYR/5 QSL, confirming our 3 QSOs on 6M CW (#37), 40M CW & 80M CW (#97)... Dodecanese Islands are now confirmed from 6M to 80M ! Thanks...
Hi, last Tuesday morning, I also could log Al NH7O from Hawaii on 80M CW (#112) !! It is a new band DXCC + a new zone on 80M ! Thanks a lot Al for very fast LotW confirmation (#101)... Chris F8DZY
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Mixed : 309 (307)
CW: 301 / SSB: 288
6M: 82 (69)
10M: 260 (246)
12M: 259 (238)
15M: 288 (273)
17M: 279 (259)
20M: 293 (286)
30M: 212 (202)
40M: 225 (218)
80M: 129 (128)
160M: 39 (35)
(Scores = QSLs + LotW)
IOTA: 447 (390)
(QSLs only)
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